Should I upgrade my Galaxy Z Flip7 FE?
The Samsung Galaxy Z Flip7 FE went on sale on 25 July 2025, launched at £849 (Samsung Newsroom UK — Galaxy Z Flip7). It has a 6.7-inch display, a weight of 187 g, a 50 MP main camera and 128 GB of storage to start. Samsung claims up to 24 hours of video playback. Security updates are committed until 31 July 2032. Every figure in the Samsung Galaxy Z Flip7 FE specifications below links the page it came from and the date it was read.
1.2 years oldPatched until 2032-07-31Read
Is it still supported?
Yes. Samsung has committed to security updates for the Galaxy Z Flip7 FE until 2032-07-31. A phone that is still patched is not a phone you have to replace.Samsung UK spec API — Galaxy Z Flip7 FE, retrieved 2026-09-22
What the Galaxy S26 changes
This line has nothing newer on this site; the newest Samsung phone within a year of it is the Galaxy S26 at £879, released 6 March 2026. Judged row by row against our published thresholds; the full table is at Galaxy S26 vs Galaxy Z Flip7 FE.
On the makers’ published figures, the Galaxy S26 wins on storage (base) (256 GB against 128 GB), battery per charge (51 h against 37.05 h) and claimed video playback (30 h against 24 h); the Galaxy Z Flip7 FE wins on battery lifespan (1,700 cycles against 1,200 cycles). 3 gaps are borderline, differences most people would not notice: weight (167 g against 187 g) for the Galaxy S26, display size (6.7 in against 6.3 in) for the Galaxy Z Flip7 FE and RAM (12 GB against 8 GB) for the Galaxy S26. The difference in battery capacity is below the threshold you would notice. Both state the same refresh rate and peak brightness. The other 36 rows have no threshold or no direction to judge by, so nobody wins them.
- Storage (base): 128 GB → 256 GB
- Battery per charge: 37.05 h → 51 h
- Claimed video playback: 24 h → 30 h
- Weight: 187 g → 167 g borderline; marginal — most people won’t notice.
- Display size: 6.7 in → 6.3 in borderline; marginal — most people won’t notice.
- RAM: 8 GB → 12 GB borderline; marginal — most people won’t notice.
Other makers at the price
Phones from other makers released within a year of the Galaxy S26 and priced within a quarter of its £879, nearest price first, each judged the same way against your Galaxy Z Flip7 FE.
What yours is worth
No used or trade-in figures yet for the Galaxy Z Flip7 FE; they appear once CeX lists it.
Our reading of the figures
The Galaxy Z Flip7 FE is committed to security updates until 31 July 2032, so nothing forces a move yet.
The Galaxy S26 clears our noticeable threshold on 3 rows: storage (base), battery per charge, claimed video playback. 3 more gaps are borderline, which most people would not notice. You would give up battery lifespan.
The Galaxy S26 is £879 new; we hold no trade-in figure for the Galaxy Z Flip7 FE yet.
Every sentence above is built from the figures on this page by a rule, not written for this phone: a support date, the rows that clear a published threshold, a price and a trade-in. There is no score and no recommendation. The methodology page has the thresholds and where they come from. Every phone’s version of this page is listed at All upgrade questions.